Tabal leads Cebuano runners in Hong Kong marathon

CEBU CITY: Cebuana running queen Mary Joy Tabal will gun for her second straight crown, this time in the 21K division of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on January 25. Tabal, who dominated the 21K division of the Cebu Marathon last week, will lead a group of Cebuano runners in the event. Though this is her first stint in Hong Kong, Tabal has won a couple of 21K titles in South Korea and in Japan and finished at No. 17th in the Paris Marathon last year.